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Scenario: Prasath's Custom Header Validation Middleware

class HeaderValidationMiddleware:
    def __init__(self, get_response):
        self.get_response = get_response
        self.required_header = 'X-API-Key'

    def __call__(self, request):
        if not request.META.get(f'HTTP_{self.required_header.upper().replace("-", "_")}'):
            return HttpResponse('Missing API Key', status=401)
        response = self.get_response(request)
        return response

  1. The middleware will work correctly and validate the API key header

  2. The middleware cannot access custom headers from request.META

  3. The header name conversion is incorrect; hyphens should not be replaced with underscores

  4. This validation should only be done in views, not in middleware

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Correct answer

The middleware will work correctly and validate the API key header

Explanation

This middleware validates the presence of a required custom header before allowing the request to proceed. Django converts HTTP headers to META keys with HTTP_ prefix and replaces hyphens with underscores.

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All 30 Django Middleware and Request Processing questions

  1. 1.What is the primary purpose of Django Middleware?
  2. 2.In which setting in Django is middleware configured?
  3. 3.What is the order of execution for middleware methods during request processing?
  4. 4.Which middleware method is called when an exception occurs in a view?
  5. 5.What does returning a response object from process_request() do?
  6. 6.Which built-in Django middleware handles Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection?
  7. 7.What is the purpose of the SessionMiddleware in Django?
  8. 8.What does the CommonMiddleware middleware do?
  9. 9.In Django middleware, what does returning None from process_request() indicate?
  10. 10.Which middleware is responsible for adding User object to the request?
  11. 11.Understanding Django Middleware Execution Order
  12. 12.Middleware Methods and Request Processing Flow
  13. 13.Scenario:
  14. 14.Understanding process_exception() Middleware Method
  15. 15.Coding:
  16. 16.Scenario:
  17. 17.Understanding Middleware Short-Circuiting with Early Response
  18. 18.Scenario:
  19. 19.Understanding Middleware Exception Handling
  20. 20.Scenario:
  21. 21.Middleware Execution Order and Request Processing Pipeline
  22. 22.Custom Middleware Implementation for Request Logging
  23. 23.Exception Handling in Django Middleware
  24. 24.Request/Response Modification in Middleware - Hari's Scenario
  25. 25.Middleware Short-Circuiting and Early Response - Prasath's Scenario
  26. 26.CORS Middleware Implementation
  27. 27.Conditional Middleware Processing Based on URL Pattern
  28. 28.Middleware and Template Context Processing
  29. 29.Database Connection Management in Middleware
  30. 30.Middleware Initialization with Settings - Hari's Configuration Scenario